The secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said the agency is preparing to set up grant programs to address PFAS contamination with some work beginning this summer or fall.

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The Line 5 reroute has generated years of debate, protests, tens of thousands of comments and challenges to state permits that prompted a weekslong contested case hearing. The fight over Line 5 is one front in a larger battle over pipeline projects that often pit energy security and jobs against potential harms to the environment and tribal treaty rights. 

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Cleanup is ongoing after a Jefferson County egg farm spilled thousands of gallons of wastewater amid an outbreak of bird flu.

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Conservation groups say Wisconsin will lose out on opportunities to set aside public lands and struggle to find funds to pursue that work as the state’s land purchase program is likely to expire in June.

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of two dozen states over the EPA's decision to repeal the scientific basis for controlling pollution that’s heating up the planet.

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Veterinary experts are urging owners of commercial and backyard flocks to take steps to protect their birds as the nation sees an increase in bird flu outbreaks during spring migration.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that more than $1 billion has been delivered to fund replacement of a major bridge connecting Duluth and Superior.

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After years of gridlock, the Wisconsin Senate passed two bills that set the framework for spending $133 million to address PFAS contamination.

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President Donald Trump said this week that he’s working to save the Great Lakes from invasive carp, but critics say his administration is holding up money for a billion-dollar project to keep the invasive fish at bay.

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More than 71,000 customers of Wisconsin’s largest electric utility were without power Friday afternoon due to strong winds.

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A Republican bill would allow the sale of public lands near a commercial egg farm as one of the country’s largest egg producers in Wisconsin has been forced to cull millions of birds due to avian flu.

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A Wausau company must pay $250,000 for nearly two dozen alleged violations of the state’s air pollution control laws under a settlement announced Monday by Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul.

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Outdoor enthusiasts provided a record-breaking $12 billion boost to Wisconsin’s economy, marking the state’s third record year in a row for outdoor recreation.

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U.S. Democratic senators in Wisconsin and Minnesota are urging Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to release a $1 billion federal grant for replacement of a major bridge connecting Duluth and Superior.

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One of the largest remaining parcels of private land within Wisconsin’s most popular state park will be transferred to the state under a land deal funded through Wisconsin's contested land acquisition program.

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Opponents of a large livestock farm’s plans to expand in Pierce County blasted the state’s approval during a contested case hearing Tuesday, voicing concerns the expansion would raise risks of groundwater contamination.

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Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday that he’s signed off on bringing Wisconsin’s PFAS and lead regulations in line with federal drinking water standards.

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Prior to its closure last year, Northland College in Ashland borrowed $22 million from its endowment fund to cover its financial shortfall, causing funds to dwindle to $3.3 million this year.

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The Wisconsin DNR will no longer allow residents to keep wild frogs and turtles as pets. They can't enter them in any races or contests either.

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The runoff stems from manure spread by Oak Ridge Dairy.

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